Population 673 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Monitor
Household size in Monitor
| Period | Monitor | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.11 | 2.56 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.24 | 2.62 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.96 | 2.62 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.93 | 2.61 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.18 | +0.05 | −0.03 |
Monitor is a place of big households: 2.93 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 3.11, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Monitor
| Period | Monitor | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.5 | 38.0 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 37.1 | 38.7 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.0 | 39.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.6 | 39.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.1 | +1.6 | +2.3 |
At 39.6, the median age in Monitor is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Monitor
| Period | Monitor | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.0% | 10.9% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 10.2% | 10.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 12.8% | 10.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.2% | 10.1% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.8 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Monitor: 6.2% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Monitor
Renters in Monitor
| Period | Monitor | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.0% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 21.3% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 31.6% | 37.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 10.6% | 36.2% | 34.8% |
| Change | −10.4 pts | +1.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Monitor is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 10.6% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 38.2% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Monitor
| Period | Monitor | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.3% | 9.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.0% | 9.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 12.9% | 8.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | −3.4 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 13.9% of the housing in Monitor, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Monitor
| Period | Monitor | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1975 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1975 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1965 | 1980 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1984 | 1984 | 1980 |
| Change | +9 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in Monitor are a bit newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1984, versus 1980 across the U.S. That is in line with the rest of Washington.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Monitor
| Period | Monitor | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $664 | $1,018 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $631 | $1,127 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $805 | $1,390 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,077 | $1,875 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$412 | +$858 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Monitor costs $1,077 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 17.3% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Monitor
Bachelor's degrees in Monitor
| Period | Monitor | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.2% | 31.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 23.9% | 32.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.2% | 35.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 30.0% | 38.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +17.8 pts | +7.8 pts | +7.2 pts |
About three in ten adults 25 and older in Monitor (30.0%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, a little below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Monitor
| Period | Monitor | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 84.5% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 82.8% | 90.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 76.2% | 91.0% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 87.9% | 91.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | +3.4 pts | +2.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Monitor have finished high school as nationally: 87.9%, against 89.3%. The rate is lower than in Washington overall (91.9%).
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Monitor
| Period | Monitor | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.4% | 7.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 2.2% | 8.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.0% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.4% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | +2.0 pts | −2.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment runs a little high in Monitor: 6.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Monitor compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor | 2.93 | 39.6 | 6.2% | 10.6% | 13.9% | 1984 | $1,077 | 30.0% | 87.9% | 6.4% |
| Cashmere | 2.80 | 42.0 | 14.3% | 27.5% | 8.8% | 1978 | $1,050 | 27.0% | 87.0% | 1.9% |
| Sunnyslope | 2.69 | 44.8 | 4.3% | 15.6% | 8.4% | 1992 | $1,569 | 49.5% | 98.5% | 1.7% |
| West Wenatchee | 2.82 | 47.1 | 9.1% | 15.8% | 3.2% | 1994 | $1,715 | 58.5% | 92.4% | 1.1% |
| East Wenatchee Bench | 2.53 | 35.3 | 3.7% | 33.3% | 2.7% | 1990 | $1,638 | 36.2% | 84.3% | 1.1% |
| Wenatchee | 2.58 | 36.6 | 11.4% | 44.8% | 4.7% | 1975 | $1,382 | 27.3% | 83.8% | 3.1% |
| Dryden | 3.49 | 41.0 | 12.1% | 23.6% | 12.2% | 1992 | $951 | 22.0% | 85.5% | 4.3% |
| East Wenatchee | 2.84 | 39.0 | 14.6% | 30.1% | 7.8% | 1989 | $1,674 | 22.8% | 85.9% | 3.7% |
| Peshastin | 2.55 | 50.0 | 4.5% | 31.8% | 28.3% | 1989 | $1,082 | 38.4% | 89.9% | 3.7% |
| Wenatchee Heights | 2.65 | 45.3 | 3.0% | 23.3% | 10.2% | 1997 | $1,480 | 32.2% | 91.0% | 2.4% |
| Malaga | 2.46 | 34.6 | 6.2% | 14.5% | 11.3% | 1993 | $1,735 | 26.8% | 95.1% | 3.1% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Monitor. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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